American Studies
Mr. Carlson
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Lewis and Clark –
Mormons –
Oregon Trail –
forty-niners –
Section 5
American Studies
Mr. Carlson
1. What was the goal of most missionaries at this time? How did missionaries like the
Whitmans impact the settlement of West?
1. Many women moved West with their families. Why did single women pioneers
move to the West?
2. List three hardships that women faced along the westward trails.
3. Explain how each of the following is an example of the great legacy of
pioneer women.
American Studies
Mr. Carlson
1. Why did Mormons move to the West?
2. Name two hardships that Mormons in the West faced.
3. Explain what you think is the Mormons’ most important legacy.
1. Why did many people move to California after 1848?
2. Describe three hardships that forty-niners faced and how they worked to avoid
these challenges.
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Mr. Carlson
3. Describe the legacy of the forty-niners from the perspective of each group below:
1. What motivated many poor Chinese peasants to travel to California in the 1800s?
2. What hardship faced by the Chinese caused them to leave the mines? How did
some Chinese respond to this hardship?
3. What do you think is the most important legacy of the Chinese in the West?